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Smoke and Mirrors No.1

Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

4.2 17 ratings

Ingredients

3/4 oz Peated malt whisky
3/4 oz Scotch whisky
1/2 oz Bénédictine D.O.M.
1/2 oz Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh
3 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

28.3% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 161 calories

History

This spirit-forward cocktail presents subtle smoky peatiness and herbal complexity from Bénédictine and Byrrh.

Created in 2011 by Erik Lorincz at The American Bar in London, England's Savoy hotel, this recipe is adapted from his original. Lorincz's version used 45ml (1½) Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, specifically avoiding peated whisky, and was 'smoked' in a decanter in front of the customer before being served at the table.

Created by Erik Lorincz